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moved to the United States
from Mexico in the 1980s
and became friends with a
black man, people would
assume that the only reason
the two of them would hang
out together was because
they were in a gang. A white
man talked about how as a
child he always looked up
to his black neighbors in
Pendleton, who he consid-
ered “high class” compared
to his family, and was con-
fused about why other white
people felt differently.
Despite examples of rac-
ism that were shared, many
people also stated they
feel that the country has
made progress since Mar-
tin Luther King Jr.’s death.
Nicole Thompson said she
had recently moved to the
area from Portland it meant
a lot to her to see so many
people “who don’t look like
me” showing up to support a
march in King’s honor.
Jazmin Avalos was one of
several people who encour-
aged the group to take action
so that the country could
improve even more in the
next 61 years.
“Always start with your-
self, and never believe you
are small,” she said.
During his address at city
hall, city manager Byron
Smith said he had been
inspired by reading some
of King’s lesser-known
speeches, including one
titled “Unfi nished Dreams.”
“So many of us in life
start out building temples:
temples of character, tem-
ples of justice, temples of
peace,” King wrote in that
speech. “And so often we
don’t fi nish them. Because
life is like Schubert’s
‘Unfi nished Symphony.’ At
so many points we start, we
try, we set out to build our
various temples. And I guess
one of the great agonies of
life is that we are constantly
trying to fi nish that which is
unfi nishable.”
Smith said he agreed that
imperfect human beings will
issues, and the school
resource offi cer can deal
with the legal side of that,”
Mooney said.
The offi cers might be
found at school-based
events, like football games
at Kennison Field.
The police depart-
ment has yet to hire the
new resource offi cer, but
Edmiston said the agency
will look for and likely fi ll
the position with some-
one already working at the
department, a move that
would result in the hire of
a new police offi cer.
“I think career growth
within our department is
important. We do have
people in the house that
myself and my supervisors
believe can fi ll the posi-
tion,” he said.
This summer, all three
offi cers and their super-
visor, administrative Cpt.
Travis Eynon, will attend
the National Association of
School Resource Offi cers
conference in Dallas.
The
association
describes the role of a
school resource offi cer as
a “triad” — an educator,
an informal counselor and
a law enforcement offi cer.
Stanfi eld and Echo
school districts share a
community resource offi -
cer,
Milton-Freewater
School District gained
a resource offi cer at the
beginning of this school
year, and Pendleton cur-
rently has one as well.
Staff photo by Ben Lonergan
Nicole Thompson, who recently moved to the area from Portland, speaks during an open mic
session at the Hermiston First United Methodist Church as a part of the annual Martin Luther
King Jr. March Monday morning.
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Life of the Forest” series on
the Blue Mountains, which
aired on Blue Mountain
Television in 2019. He
will speak about the early
naturalists and collectors
who explored and docu-
mented the Walla Walla
region in the 19th century,
including Lewis and Clark,
Thomas Nuttall, John Kirk
Townsend, David Douglas,
John C. Fremont, Charles
E. Bendire, and Dr. Lee
Raymond Dice.
The museum’s regu-
lar hours are daily from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admis-
sion is free to members
and kids under 6, $4 for
children ages 6-12, $8
for seniors/students and
$9 for general admission.
For more information,
call 509-525-7703 or visit
www.fwwm.org.
• • •
Governor Kate Brown
signed House Bill 2896
into law last week, autho-
rizing loans to nonprofi ts
to create programs to help
people be able to afford
to replace their outdated
Staff photo by Ben Lonergan
Hermiston Mayor David Drotzmann, right, and Hispanic Advisory Committee chair Jose Garcia,
left, march as a part of the annual Martin Luther King Jr. March in Hermiston Monday.
never “fi nish” the work of
ending prejudice, but “we
can move toward that goal.”
Keynote speaker Roy
Barron, a city councilor and
local organizer, shared sev-
eral of King’s quotes on jus-
tice and morality, and said
his philosophies still hold
true today.
“Whether it’s injustice
based on race, or injustice
based on gender, or injus-
tice based on sexual orien-
tation, injustice anywhere
is a threat to justice every-
where,” Barron said.
People fear what they
don’t know, he said, so it’s
“incumbent on us to be
informed and to speak truth
to false narratives.”
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He said it would have
been easy for the men and
women who fought for civil
rights to feel overwhelmed
by the size and power of
the institutions they were up
against. Instead, they sol-
diered on.
“They give me hope we
will rise to the occasion,”
Barron said.
manufactured homes with
something much more
energy effi cient.
The law, which was
sponsored by Rep. Greg
Smith, R-Heppner, and
supported by Umatilla
Electric
Cooperative,
passed in the 2019 session.
“Keeping Oregonians in
affordable homes is crucial
to ensure our communities
continue to thrive,” Smith
said in a news release.
UEC general manager
Robert Echenrode also
called the bill a “big win”
for rural Oregon.
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The menu at the Har-
kenrider Senior Activ-
ity Center for Thursday is
chicken enchiladas, Span-
ish rice, salad and birthday
cake. Friday is clam chow-
der, coleslaw, garlic bread
and dessert. Monday is
pizza, green salad, fruit and
dessert. Tuesday is tuna
noodle casserole, peas, car-
rot salad and dessert. Next
Wednesday is BBQ beef
sandwich, potato salad,
fruit and dessert.
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